Executives
Treat your equity compensation and your salary as two separate risk pools, and actively manage the concentration risk in the first pool. I find that many executives only manage the second.
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My Approach
Financial planning isn't one-size-fits-all. I specialize in helping individuals and families navigate the complex financial crossroads of life, focusing heavily on these unique groups and the major moments that define their journeys.
The Clients I Serve
Millennials & GenZ
Financial success is not just about how much money you have today or managing an investment portfolio. It is about planning ahead and making smart, informed decisions along the way that help you build wealth over time and achieve your financial goals and lifestyle aspirations.
Retirees or Seniors
It's time to shift your focus from wealth accumulation to creating reliable and tax-efficient income, minimizing taxes, preserving your assets, and ensuring your money lasts throughout retirement.
Major Milestones I Specialize In
Early Retirement or Financial Independence
Early retirement creates a potentially valuable tax planning window that won't last forever. This may entail opportunities to pay less taxes and increase your lifetime wealth through things like Roth IRA conversions, strategic asset location and income sequencing, capital gains planning, and timing your Social Security.
Retirement Planning
Don't treat retirement as the finish line of your financial plan. Treat it as the beginning of your income, tax, and risk-management plan.
Sudden Wealth or Inheritance
Don't let sudden wealth or inheritance turn into sudden decisions. Now your job is to thoughtfully protect and preserve it rather than accumulate it.
Our 7 Steps to Financial Planning
Certified Financial Planners have a proven blueprint for success—but your planner builds it entirely around you.
Summarized from the CFP® Board's Practice Standards. cfp.net
My Process
I founded RISE Investments in 2019 to provide clients with a more comprehensive approach to wealth management; one that integrates investment management with financial planning, tax planning, and estate planning rather than treating each area of a client's financial life in silos. My approach is centered on understanding a client's complete financial picture, identifying the decisions that have the greatest potential impact on long-term wealth, and implementing strategies designed around the client's goals, risk tolerance, time horizon, and tax circumstances. I am a fiduciary advisor and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner. I work with a range of clients, with particular expertise serving high-net-worth families, working professionals, and individuals approaching or transitioning into retirement. I frequently help my clients navigate 401(k) rollovers, asset allocation strategy, and complex financial decisions involving employee stock compensation, concentrated investment positions, retirement income, portfolio diversification, tax-efficient investing, business-owner wealth, and the transfer of wealth between generations.
Disclosures
This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, tax, or legal advice. It is not a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell any security, insurance product, or investment strategy. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Tax and legal matters are outside the scope of this engagement; consult your attorney, accountant, and other qualified professionals before making financial decisions. Additional information about this financial professional, including registration status and disciplinary history, is available through FINRA BrokerCheck and the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website.